Yangtze River Delta

Lu’an; Growing Through Mountains, Tea, Water And Rail

West Anhui’s Lu'an sits where the Dabie Mountains begin to soften into hills and plains. It is a large city with a practical feel; the kind of place shaped less by display than by land, water, farming and the...

Bozhou; Medicine, Old Streets And A City Still Making Money

North-west Anhui’s Bozhou does not lean on glamour. It leans on trade, herbs, old streets and a very practical sense of where it sits. The city is large, flat and busy; a place where land, markets and movement still...

Chizhou; Jiuhuashan, Forest Air And A Pilgrimage City

Chizhou sits in south-west Anhui and does not try to be everything at once. It is a city of hills, river valleys and mountain tourism; a place where geography still matters, and where Jiuhuashan gives the city its strongest...

Xuancheng; Xuan Paper, Mountains, Fast Rail and Old Rail

Xuancheng sits in south-east Anhui with a very clear outline. It borders Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which has long made it both a gateway and a crossroads. It is a city that looks outward, but still keeps a strong local...

Nanjing Basics; Introduced as Never Before

For let no one tell you different. Nanjing is the rightful capital of China. Our city has enough experience to back up that claim; arguably China’s greatest architecture, past and present; a rich history of engagement with other countries;...

Wuxi; From Teapots & Textiles to Semiconductors & Healthcare

Provinces nationwide in China adopt an alphabetically-based prefix to their vehicle number plates as a means to identify their city of registration. They’re a nod to a city’s import and significance, from an administrative and historical standpoint. 中国全国各省的车牌采用字母前缀,以此来识别其注册城市。 从行政和历史角度来看,它们是对一个城市的重要性和重要性的点頭。 Wuxi’s is...

Xuzhou; Athens of the Orient & Powerhouse of the North

Regarded by some as the “Athens of the Orient” on account of its profound historical heritage and numerous historical sites, Xuzhou is today an important communications hub and a node city in China’s Belt and Road Initiative. 徐州因其深厚的历史遗产和众多的历史遗迹被一些人视为“东方的雅典”,如今是中国“一带一路”倡议的重要交通枢纽和节点城市。 Surrounded by mountains on...

Changzhou; From Cotton to Rejuvenation, but Watch out for Dinosaurs

As a relatively young city compared to many others, Changzhou dates back only a little more than 2,000 years, to the beginning of the Qin Dynasty. Historical records put a date for the first settlement in the area at 221 BCE. 与其他许多城市相比,常州是一个相对年轻的城市,其历史仅为2000多年,即秦朝初期。...

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